On 12/18/06, Mike Hord <mike.hord@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Can somebody document a bad experience at WalMart so I can get
> > > understand this?
> >
> > My wife and daughter were detained there one afternoon, on suspicion of
> > shoplifting.
>
> This is an individual experience, and NOT the sort of thing most people
> object to when it comes to disapproval of Wal-Mart.


I wasn't sure what the focus of the question was.

As a result of this incident, I talked to a lawyer about this sort of thing,
and was shocked to find out what a retailer can do.  Basically (at least in
indiana) they can take you into a back room, hold you with no real limits,
and beat a confession out of you.  The police can't do this, but the store
security guys can.
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